Rotterdam Open 2020: Rohan Bopanna-Denis Shapovalov reach quarter-finals with hard-fought win over John Peers, Michael Venus

Rotterdam: India’s Rohan Bopanna teamed up with Canada’s Denis Shapovalov to enter the quarter-finals of the Rotterdam Open with a hard-fought victory over Australia’s John Peers and Michael Venus. The Indo-Canadian pair defeated Peers-Venus 7-6, 6-7, 10-8 in a thrilling match at the ATP 500 event. After winning the first set tie-break, the duo of Bopanna and Shapovalov lost the second in another close tie-break, as fortunes fluctuated. However, the 39-year-old Bopanna brought all his experience into play and was helped by Shapovalov’s resolve to fight till the end. Bopanna and Shapovalov will next face the fourth-seeded pair of Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecau on Thursday.